Novatianus,24882488 Flourished about 250 sq. presbyter of Rome, attempted
to usurp the sacerdotal chair occupied by Cornelius, and established
the dogma of the Novatians, or as they are called in Greek, the
Cathari, by refusing to receive penitent apostates. Novatus, author of
this doctrine, was a presbyter of Cyprian. He wrote, On the
passover, On the Sabbath, On circumcision, On the priesthood, On
prayer,24892489PrayerA H 25 30 31 21;
Ordination e T Her.On the food of the Jews, On
zeal, On Attalus, and many others, especially, a great volume On
the Trinity, a sort of epitome of the work of Tertullian, which
many mistakenly ascribe to Cyprian.